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	7	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6404
	8	+	January Session, 2019
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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14	20		AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF FLAVORED ELE CTRONIC
15		-	CIGARETTE LIQUID OUTSIDE OF RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT S THAT
16		-	PROHIBIT THE ENTRY OF MINORS.
	21	+	CIGARETTE LIQUID.
17	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	23		Assembly convened:
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20	25		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) As used in this section: 1
21	26		(1) "Electronic cigarette liquid" has the same meaning as provided in 2
22	27		section 53-344b of the general statutes; 3
23	28		(2) "Flavoring agent" has the same meaning as provided in section 4
24	29		20-617a of the general statutes; and 5
25	30		(3) "Retail establishment" has the same meaning as provided in 6
26	31		section 19a-106a of the general statutes. 7
27		-	(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, on and after 8
28		-	January 1, 2020, no retail establishment may sell or offer for sale 9
29		-	electronic cigarette liquid to which a flavoring agent or other extract, 10
30		-	compound or concentrate has been added for the purpose of flavoring 11
31		-	such liquid. 12
32		-	(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to 13
33		-	a retail establishment if minors are prohibited from entering the retail 14
34		-	establishment and the prohibition on minors entering the retail 15
35		-	establishment is posted clearly on all entrances of the retail 16 Substitute Bill No. 6404
	32	+	(b) On and after January 1, 2020, no retail establishment may sell or 8
	33	+	offer for sale electronic cigarette liquid to which a flavoring agent or 9
	34	+	other extract, compound or concentrate has been added for the 10
	35	+	purpose of flavoring such liquid. 11
	36	+	(c) Any retail establishment that violates subsection (b) of this 12
	37	+	section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars for the first 13
	38	+	Committee Bill No. 6404
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42		-	establishment. 17
43		-	(d) Any retail establishment that violates subsection (b) of this 18
44		-	section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars for the first 19
45		-	offense, not more than three hundred fifty dollars for a second offense 20
46		-	and not more than five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. 21
47		-	(e) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall have the power 22
48		-	to enforce the provisions of this section. 23
	43	+	offense, not more than three hundred fifty dollars for a second offense 14
	44	+	and not more than five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. 15
	45	+	(d) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall have the power 16
	46	+	to enforce the provisions of this section. 17
49	47		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
50	48		sections:
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52	50		Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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54		-	KID Joint Favorable Subst.
	52	+	Statement of Purpose:
	53	+	To prohibit the sale of flavored electronic cigarette liquid.
	54	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	55	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	56	+	not underlined.]
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	58	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.; REP. SLAP, 19th Dist.
	59	+	REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist.; REP. ARNONE, 58th
	60	+	Dist.
	61	+	REP. VARGAS, 6th Dist.; REP. GIBSON, 15th Dist.
	62	+	REP. REYES, 75th Dist.; REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist.
	63	+	SEN. HASKELL, 26th Dist.; REP. RILEY, 46th Dist.
	64	+	REP. BARRY, 31st Dist.; REP. PALM, 36th Dist.
	65	+	SEN. BERGSTEIN, 36th Dist.; SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist.
	66	+	SEN. MARONEY, 14th Dist.; REP. ROJAS, 9th Dist.
	67	+	REP. TURCO, 27th Dist.; SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist.
	68	+	REP. DATHAN, 142nd Dist.; REP. HORN, 64th Dist.
	69	+	REP. COMEY, 102nd Dist.; REP. GARIBAY, 60th Dist.
	70	+	REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist.; REP. ROTELLA, 43rd Dist.
	71	+	SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.; REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist.
	72	+	SEN. ABRAMS, 13th Dist.; REP. LOPES, 24th Dist.
	73	+	REP. GRESKO, 121st Dist.; REP. CONCEPCION, 4th Dist.
	74	+	REP. ROSE, 118th Dist.; REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
	75	+	REP. PHIPPS, 100th Dist.; REP. HALL, 7th Dist.
	76	+	REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist.; REP. BLUMENTHAL, 147th Dist.
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	78	+	H.B. 6404
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